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Wyckedflesh
| Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 08:10 pm: |
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Has an article about Ciccotto's FX Buell race bike that I haven't had the chance to read and hadn't seen mentioned anywhere here yet for discussion. So I thought I would toss it out there for all and sundry |
Loki
| Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 12:27 am: |
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I have not had the time to read it either..... |
José_quiñones
| Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 07:25 am: |
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In summary, at the time of the article (the Road America race) they were running two engine specs: 1. 1160cc's (3.8 bore x 3.125 stroke), 120 HP, Revs to 8500 rpm 2. 1290cc's (3.8 bore x 3.471 stroke), 134 HP, Revs to 7500 rpm. Trap speeds were within 3 mph of the Factory Hondas and just as fast if not faster than the HMC Ducati 749R. |
Wyckedflesh
| Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 11:06 am: |
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...and it can be competative for about $20000 as opposed to the 40k-50k they had to spend on the tubers Was looking at the Thunderbike after race results, 3 XB9's all listed as having from 95.1-104.6 measured horsepower, I am guessing this is at the rear wheel... (Message edited by wyckedflesh on August 05, 2004) |
Anonymous
| Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 07:46 pm: |
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Thunderbike class bikes are detuned because the class is restricted in HP vs. weight. |
Mbsween
| Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 08:13 pm: |
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Great article, an 8500 rpm Buell, now that would be sweet! Finally saw the MidOhio FX, Running 5th/4th before something came apart. Looking good! |
Coolice
| Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 08:37 pm: |
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Keep up the great job Buell team's!! |
Wyckedflesh
| Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 11:22 pm: |
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Anony, I thinks it great that these examples of thunderbikes are great examples of the power available from a 9, with reliability in mind. The fact they are detuned to meet the weight requirements is even more impresive to me. |
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